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FOOD FOR ALIEN by Sasha Quinn

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FOOD FOR ALIEN by Sasha Quinn is a surreal poem about Zerena, Gemma Hands and the food the alien likes.
Clickety Click Education Pays Off (28 May 1976)

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On the day before my 68th birthday (May 12), I went back to school. That is to say, I sat in on a class of 11-year-olds while they did what passes today for the old “three Rs.” I remembered my own schooldays – sitting at long desks, listening or not listening to a master as he stood ...
alieN FOOD by GEMMA HANDS

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alieN FOOD by GEMMA HANDS describes Zerena’s unusual food tastes.
The Spaceship, Silver by Diana PATTERSON

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The Spaceship, Silver by Diana PATTERSON is a rhyming poem about Zerena, with accompanying illustrations.
The professor is planning… by George Cricson

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George’s letter describes the finalised plans for Zerena’s departure.
HOW TO GET THE ALIEN HOME by Tina Ridgeway

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HOW TO GET THE ALIEN HOME by Tina Ridgeway. Tina’s letter describes the professors’ endeavours to get Zerena home.
Zerena's Home

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Zerena’s Home is a line drawing showing a representation of Zerena’s home on planet Xadrolyte by unknown artist.
Dear Newspaper... from Sarah

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Dear newspaper… from Sarah features a letter to the Newlyn News about the discovery that Silver is in fact called Zerena. Sarah’s words are accompanied by a drawing depicting Zerena drawing on a table in coloured pencil crayon, opposite a child who is acting as Zerena’s teacher.
Spiky Hair by Julia Leacey

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Spiky Hair by Julia Leacey describes what Zerena looks like. Headlines in Letraset.
Believing in aliens by Sarah

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Believing in aliens by Sarah describes her scepticism that Zerena is a real alien, accompanied by drawing of the alien, also by Sarah.
Zerena’s Fight with her Mum by Kylie White

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Zerena’s Fight with her Mum by Kylie White describes the reasons why Zerena left her planet and the challenges she is facing adapting to planet Earth.
Dear Reporter from Samantha

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Dear Reporter from Samantha describes how Zerena is settling into life on Earth and why she was travelling alone.